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❑ County NOV 2 12005
❑ City of Groton MISCELLANFnt to
V Town TATE RECORDS
❑ Village
Local Law No. 1 of the year 20 05
A local law increasing the term of office of the Town Supervisor of the Town of Groton
pnserc I file)
from two years to four years.
Be it enacted by the Town Board of the
(Name of Legislative Body)
❑ County
❑ City of Groton
as follows:
OA Town
❑ Village
Section 1. STATUTORY AUTHORITY: This local law is adopted pursuant to the provisions of the Municipal Home
Rule Law of the State of New York.
Section 2. FOUR-YEAR TERM OF OFFICE: The term of office of the elected Town Supervisor of the Town of
Groton shall be four years. Such four-year term shall commence as of the first day of January following the first
biennial town election after the effective date of this local law. The four-year term provided by this section shall also
apply to the person elected to such office at the same biennial election at which the four-year term provided by this
local law is approved.
Section 3. MANDATORY REFERENDUM: This local law is adopted subject to a mandatory referendum and shall
be submitted for approval of the qualified voters of the Town of Groton at the biennial town election to be held on
November 8, 2005 in Groton, New York. A proposition in the following form shall be included on the ballot at such
biennial town election, and the increased term of office shall not take effect unless such proposition is approved by a
majority vote of the qualified voters voting thereon:
"Shall Local Law No. 1, of the year 2005, entitled A Local Law Increasing the Term of Office of Town Supervisor of
the Town of Groton from Two Years to Four Years be approved?"
Section 4. SUPERSESSION: This Local Law shall supersede Town Law §24 with respect to the term of office of
Town Supervisor of the Town of Groton.
Section 5. EFFECTIVE DATE: This Local Law shall become effective immediately upon being filed in the Office of
Secretary of State after approval by the qualified voters.
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(Complete the certification in the paragraph that applies to the filing of this local law and
strike out that which is not applicable.)
1. (Final adoption by local legislative body only.)
I hereby certify that the local law annexed hereto, designated as local law No. of 20 of
the (County)(City)(Town)(Village) of was duly passed by the
on 20 , in accordance with the applicable
(Name of Legislative Body)
provisions of law.
2. (Passage by local legislative body with approval, no disapproval or repassage after disapproval by the Elective
Chief Executive Officer*.)
I hereby certify that the local law annexed hereto, designated as local law No. of 20 of
the (County)(City)(Town)(Village) of was duly passed by the
on 20 , and was (approved)(not approved)
(Name of Legislative Body)
(repassed after disapproval) by the and was deemed duly adopted
(Elective Chief Executive Officer*)
on 20 in accordance w ith the applicable provisions of law.
Q (Final adoption by referendum.) 1 05
1 hereby certify that the local law annexed hereto, designated as local law No. of 20 of
the (G�y)("y)(Town)( e) of Groton was duly passed by the
Town Board of the Town of Groton on July 14 20 05 , and was (approved)( not approved)
(Name of Legislative Body)
Town Supervisor July 14 20 05
(repassed after disapproval) by the on
(Elective Chief Executive Officer*)
Such local law was submitted to the people by reason of a (mandatory)( p ) referendum, and received the affirmative
vote of a majority of the qualified electors voting thereon at the (general) (slaeG�ayf l) election held on November 8
20 05 , in accordance with the applicable provisions of law.
4. (Subject to permissive referendum and final adoption because no valid petition was filed requesting referendum.)
I hereby certify that the local law annexed hereto, designated as local law No. of 20 of
the (County)(City)(Town)(Village) of was duly passed by the
on 20 ; and was (approved)(not approved)
(Name of Legislative Body)
(repassed after disapproval) by the on 20 .Such local
(Elective Chief Executive Officer*)
law was subject to permissive referendum and no valid petition requesting such referendum was filed as of
20 , in accordance with the applicable provisions of law.
* Elective Chief Executive Officer means or includes the chief executive officer of a county elected on a county -wide basis or, if there be none,
the chairperson of the county legislative body, the mayor of a city or village, or the supervisor of a town where such officer is vested with the
power to approve or veto local laws or ordinances.
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5. (City local law concerning Charter revision proposed by petition.)
I hereby certify that the local law annexed hereto, designated as local law No. of 20 of
the City of having been submitted to referendum pursuant to the provisions of section (36)(37) of
the Municipal Home Rule Law, and having received the affirmative vote of a majority of the qualified electors of such city voting
thereon at the (special)(general) election held on 20 , became operative.
6. (County local law concerning adoption of Charter.)
I hereby certify that the local law annexed hereto, designated as local law No. of 20 of
the County of State of New York, having been submitted to the electors at the General Election of
November 20 , pursuant to subdivisions 5 and 7 of section 33 of the Municipal Home Rule Law, and having
received the affirmative vote of a majority of the qualified electors of the cities of said county as a unit and a majority of the
qualified electors of the towns of said county considered as a unit voting at said general election, became operative.
(If any other authorized form of final adoption has been followed, please provide an appropriate certification.)
further certify that I have compared the preceding local law with the original on file in this office and that the same is a
correct transcript therefrom and of the whole of such original local law, and was finally adopted in the manner indicated in
paragraph above.
Clerk the county legislative body, City, Town or Village Clerk or
officer designated by local legislative body
(Seal) Date: jS A 0 U os�
(Certification to be executed by County Attorney, Corporation Counsel, Town Attorney, Village Attorney or other
authorized attorney of locality.)
STATE OF NEW YORK
COUNTY OF TOMPKINS
I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing local law contains the correct text and that all proper proceed ings,have been
had or taken for the enactment of the local law annexed hereto.
Signature
Town Attorney
Title
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hof Groton
Town
V4ate
Date: ILI-
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